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From: vistlik@watcsc.waterloo.edu (Vistlik)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.chem,sci.med
Subject: Re: Butane death
Message-ID: <1989Oct10.194858.2798@watcsc.waterloo.edu>
Date: 10 Oct 89 23:48:54 GMT
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In article <3412@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes:
>
>	It is also interesting to note that the FDA requires _explicit_
>labeling of chemical contents on soap and cosmetic products but many food
>products are exempt from the specificity requirement for propellants.  
>This is why a can of Pam simply states "propellant" as an ingredient.
>
Interesting.  In Canada the propellants *are* listed on the can.  I went
to the grocery store and checked when the Pam-high was first mentioned here.
The propellants were both alcohols, but not ethanol, and there was a note to the
effect of, "Don't worry, the propellants will evaporate and will neither 
contaminate your food nor cause environmental damage."
  


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